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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts) Tue Nov 21, 2017, 10:43 PM Nov 2017

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Star Trek actor LeVar Burton has been getting angry tweets meant for LaVar Ball

Actor LeVar Burton played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek, and he has a somewhat similar name to outlandish basketball father LaVar Ball. It's just close enough for Burton to be on the wrong end of Twitter hate meant for Ball.

As Ball's feud with Donald Trump escalated into a bizarre interview with CNN, more tweets intended for Ball have ended up in Burton's mentions. Burton's Twitter handle is @levarburton while Ball's is @Lavarbigballer. It really would take a lot to confuse the two, but nonetheless, Twitter found a way.

He joked about the misguided Twitter vitriol on Tuesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/star-trek-actor-levar-burton-has-been-getting-angry-tweets-meant-for-lavar-ball/ar-BBFsjHP?li=BBnba9I&ocid=edgsp#image=3

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Star Trek actor LeVar Burton has been getting angry tweets meant for LaVar Ball (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 OP

Even on the Internet we all look alike to some people MrScorpio Nov 2017 #1

Wow, Trump fans have a lot of misguided anger. Initech Nov 2017 #2

OMG! Fucking idiots. LuvLoogie Nov 2017 #3

hard enough for the racists that "they all look alike" Takket Nov 2017 #4

Trump supporters are the dumbest people PJMcK Nov 2017 #5

Take a look, its in a book.... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #6

I'll go out on a limb and say that these folks probably weren't big 'Reading Rainbow' fans. n/t sl8 Nov 2017 #7

Nor Star Trek, if I had to guess. 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #8

No, probably not. sl8 Nov 2017 #10

Wish I could nominate your comment to the greatest page. Denis 11 Nov 2017 #9

Well, thanks. If I could blush, I would. :) n/t sl8 Nov 2017 #11

Trump supporters are idiots and racists Gothmog Nov 2017 #12

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

1. Even on the Internet we all look alike to some people

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 10:52 PM

Nov 2017

Especially if those people are stupid and racist.

Initech

(100,080 posts)

2. Wow, Trump fans have a lot of misguided anger.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 10:53 PM

Nov 2017

They don't even know who they're angry at!

LuvLoogie

(7,011 posts)

3. OMG! Fucking idiots.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 10:57 PM

Nov 2017

Takket

(21,577 posts)

4. hard enough for the racists that "they all look alike"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 10:59 PM

Nov 2017

but now their names look alike too. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww it is so hard being a racist piece of shit.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)

5. Trump supporters are the dumbest people

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:01 PM

Nov 2017

These idiots are just like their leader: They have no idea what they're talking about.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)

6. Take a look, its in a book....

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:11 PM

Nov 2017

...you’re all fucking idiots.

sl8

(13,787 posts)

7. I'll go out on a limb and say that these folks probably weren't big 'Reading Rainbow' fans. n/t

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:20 PM

Nov 2017

3catwoman3

(24,007 posts)

8. Nor Star Trek, if I had to guess.

Reply to sl8 (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:33 PM

Nov 2017

We don't need no stinkin' science.

sl8

(13,787 posts)

10. No, probably not.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:42 PM

Nov 2017

Although, at least Worf wouldn't try to convince them to read a book, or some such foolishness.

Denis 11

(280 posts)

9. Wish I could nominate your comment to the greatest page.

Reply to sl8 (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:35 PM

Nov 2017

sl8

(13,787 posts)

11. Well, thanks. If I could blush, I would. :) n/t

Reply to Denis 11 (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:43 PM

Nov 2017

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

12. Trump supporters are idiots and racists

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 10:47 AM

Nov 2017

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